Roomba or equivalent?

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Ok lookinf for some ideas, mate bought the Xiaomi robot vac gen 1. Same as mine. He dropped it and it is busted and he wants one to replace ASAP

He wants the same sort of features, maps out room. Any options apart from iRobot and Xiaomi? do the Eufy map the room?

Yes, some of the Eufy ones have mapping/navigation.

nialldinho wrote: »

I can’t advise but just wanted to let you know that the Roborock S4 is currently €415 on amazon.de and there is currently a €40 voucher you can apply. Apparently it is as good as or better than the S5 max but just lacks the mop function.

I ordered this (S4) the other day. The mop seems a little bit gimmicky still so will probably wait for the next gen versions before buying one.

S4 is down to 353 on Amazon.de
I'd like to have a mop function, has anyone seen a decent price for the S5?


Also anyone with the S4 care to comment on it. I think I'll plump for it but not sure yet

alec76 wrote: »

I would go for S4 .
It is new model , superior software features. As for the mop ,
I own S5 and hardly ever used it for mopping.

I have wood flooring throughout my ground floor so whilst the mop is a bit gimmicky it might just help me out to keep it even cleaner than just a vac.

I guess its a question of get a really great vac for thr guts of 350 or a not so great combo vac

seannash wrote: »

S4 is down to 353 on Amazon.de
I'd like to have a mop function, has anyone seen a decent price for the S5?


Also anyone with the S4 care to comment on it. I think I'll plump for it but not sure yet

I got the s4 a couple of weeks ago and it’s great. I got it to replace a eufy 11c and the difference is huge in efficiency.

It has not got stuck once yet and completes the whole downstairs 32m in about 30 minutes and that includes a few very tricky spots that always defeated Eufy.

Obviously it’s early days for reliability etc but I’ve no complaints so far.

Panrich wrote: »

I got the s4 a couple of weeks ago and it’s great. I got it to replace a eufy 11c and the difference is huge in efficiency.

It has not got stuck once yet and completes the whole downstairs 32m in about 30 minutes and that includes a few very tricky spots that always defeated Eufy.

Obviously it’s early days for reliability etc but I’ve no complaints so far.

Did you get it on amazon.de?
Also did it come with the right plug?

Irish Gunner wrote: »

Have the Eufy g10 hybrid

Have charger station in the middle of the kitchen. So when it starts it only cleans right part of the kitchen then return to the base. For it to clean all I seem to pick it up and place it wherever I want it to start so it cleans all the kitchen.

Otherwise i need to place charging unit at either end of the kitchen

Unless I'm missing something..

That's odd, we've a more basic eufy and don't have that issue at all. I would raise with support. It shouldn't go into the docking station unless it's looking for it specifically

chunkylover4 wrote: »

We had the Eufy 11s abd upgraded to the roborock s6 after unfortunately dropping an iron on the Eufy. The suction and features on the roborock are incomparable, would highly recommend spending a bit extra on it if you can as definitely value for money.

Not really comparable... you are comparing a budget Eufy against a high end Roborock... you could buy a Eufy 15C Max and still have a fist full of cash left over & the power would be at least equal.

Alkers wrote: »

That's odd, we've a more basic eufy and don't have that issue at all. I would raise with support. It shouldn't go into the docking station unless it's looking for it specifically

I did and they came back with the below

1.When our Robovac G10 starts to work, it will turn from the right side due to the design. Normally the Robovac is controlled by Gyro, so it will follow a Z-Zag cleaning pattern. If your room is very big, the Robovac may go to the base when the battery gets low, so could you please confirm your room size so we can check it for you?



2. As we said above, so it can clean the entire house, but it has a limit meter (15 meters) that can be used, so please also tell us the size of the house downstairs. Also, if your house is very big, our Robovac G10 can support the resume cleaning mode, so you can enable this mode via your phone app. When the battery reaches 80%, it will go to the same place to resume cleaning.



3. Compared to our previous Robovac models, the Robovac G10 comes with a gyroscope that can make your Robovac clean in a zigzag shape, so Robovac can cover more area in your house than our previous no-mapping Robovac, but the mapping produced by the gyroscope is not so accurate. To give our customers a better user experience, we hide the map in the mobile app.

Recently got a Roomba 960 on Amazon.de for €380 new. Was going to take a gamble on the 600 series for €280 but after learning it has a randomised pattern and just crashes into everything along with the cheaper rollers getting full of hair I opted to get the 960. We have a cordless Dyson and the rollers require frequent cleaning due to hair so it isn't as convenient as we thought.

I hoovered the day before I got the Roomba and it still managed to pick up a ton of dust and dirt. The dust is never ending. It got stuck two or three times on things not cleared away but we have a fairly clutter free house so it can clean most of the floor without issue.

Now I want a robot mower...

DaveyDave wrote: »

We have a cordless Dyson and the rollers require frequent cleaning due to hair so it isn't as convenient as we thought.

Just to say I also have one and they are beyond disappointing. How they ever hope to replace the plug in ones is beyond me. The thing is always getting clogged.
I fell for the hype, wont be going back when it eventually breaks

homewardbound11 wrote: »

We are looking at a Dyson V10 but reading your comment it might not be worth it . Which model did you havev?

V10,
It just clogs so easily and when it does it can be any number of issues (Clog in the head, the neck, the dust compartment or the filter needs cleaning) If you have a pet I'd avoid. It tends to blow debris in front of it too. I fond I have to go really slowly over some areas to make sure I allow for the scattering. Also the suction when the attachments with the soft brush on it are fairly useless.


I moved into a new house and it was one of the things I was excited about having in it. its been very underwhelming, so much so we thought it was broke until we consulted with friends and they confirmed theirs was the same.

seannash wrote: »

S4 is down to 353 on Amazon.de
I'd like to have a mop function, has anyone seen a decent price for the S5?


Also anyone with the S4 care to comment on it. I think I'll plump for it but not sure yet

S4 is 333 on amazon.co.uk today. You’d get the proper plug that way